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Isabel Dziobek (*1973[1]) is a German psychologist, psychotherapist (cognitive behavioral therapy) and a social-cognitive neuroscientist. She is a Professor of Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction at the Department of Psychology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[2][3].

Dziobek's work focuses on the research and treatment of social interaction disorders, particularly those related to the autism spectrum.

Career

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After studying psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Dziobek completed her doctoral research at the New York University School of Medicine, Center for Brain Health, and earned her PhD in 2006 at Bielefeld University on social cognition and neural correlates of autism spectrum disorders.

She subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and led the junior research group 'Understanding Interaffectivity' within the Cluster of Excellence 'Languages of Emotion' at Freie Universität Berlin. Dziobek completed her habilitation at Freie Universität Berlin in and became a licensed psychological psychotherapist (cognitive behavioral therapy) in 2015. In 2014, she took up the professorship for Social Cognition at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Since 2018, she has been Professor of Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction at the Department of Psychology, and since 2022, director of the outpatient clinic for psychotherapy and psychodiagnostics.

Research and Work

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Dziobek's research focuses on bio-psycho-social mechanisms of social interaction disorders (autism,[4][5] social anxiety disorders,[6] personality disorders[7][8]), neurobiological correlates of socio-emotional processes,[9][10] and the development and evaluation of diagnostic[11][12][13] and intervention tools in the field of social interaction and socio-emotional competence (individual and group CBT),[14] movement interventions,[15] and e-mental health.[16][17] She also studies altered states of consciousness through meditation and high-ventilation breathwork. She serves on the scientific advisory board of the MIND Foundation.[18][19]

She is particularly interested in patient and public involvement (PPI) in mental health research. Since 2023, she has led the Center for PPI at the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG)[20][21] and, since May 2025, she is the spokesperson for DZPG at the Berlin/Potsdam site.[22]

Her primary research interest since her PhD has been autism spectrum specificity. In 2008, she co-founded the Scientific Society Autism Spectrum (WGAS)[23][24] with Sven Bölte and also established the participatory Autism Research Cooperation (AFK).[25][26] In 2016, the group received the Ulrike Fritze-Lindenthal Anti-Stigma Award from the German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Neurology[27][28] for their work. In 2014, she was awarded the Charlotte and Karl Bühler Prize by the German Psychological Society.[29]

Dziobek's work has been discussed in German media outlets in the context of autism diagnostics, therapy and public understanding of neurodiversity.[30][31][32]

Selected Publications

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Isabel Dziobek has published more than 170 peer-reviewed scientific articles.[33]

  • Lipinski, S., Sünkel, U., Totzeck, C., Dresler, T., Baskow, I., Bea, M., ... Dziobek, I. (2024). Patient and Public Involvement am Deutschen Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit: Erreichtes und Herausforderungen. Der Nervenarzt, 95(5), 458–466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01630-8
  • Bayer, M., Johnstone, T., & Dziobek, I. (2023). It's who, not what that matters: Personal relevance and early face processing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), Articel nsad021. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsad021
  • Naumann, S., Bayer, M., Kirst, S., van der Meer, E., & Dziobek, I. (2023). A randomized controlled trial on the digital socio-emotional competence training Zirkus Empathico for prescholers. npj Science of Learning, 8(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-023-00169-8
  • Drimalla, H., Scheffer, T., Landwehr, N., Baskow, I., Roepke, S., Behnia, B., & Dziobek, I. (2022). Author Correction: Towards the automatic detection of social biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder: Introducing the simulated interaction task (SIT). npj Digital Medicine, 5(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00563-3
  • Kirst, S., Diehm, R., Bögl, K., Wilde-Etzold, S., Bach, C., Noterdaeme, M., Poustka, L., Ziegler, M., & Dziobek, I. (2022). Fostering socio-emotional competencies in children on the autism spectrum using a parent-assisted serious game: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 152, Article 104068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104068
  • Plank, I. S., Hindi Attar, C., Kunas, S. L., Bermpohl, F., & Dziobek, I. (2022). Increased child-evoked activation in the precuneus during facial affect recognition in mothers. Human Brain Mapping, 43(9), 2911–2922. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25825
  • Guendelman, S., Bayer, M., Prehn, K., & Dziobek, I. (2022). Towards a mechanistic understanding of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) using an RCT neuroimaging approach: Effects on regulating own stress in social and non-social situations. NeuroImage, 254, Article 119059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119059
  • Lipinski, S., Bögl, K., Blanke, E. S., Sünkel, U., & Dziobek, I. (2022). A blind spot in mental healthcare? Psychotherapists lack education and expertise for the support of adults on the autism spectrum. Autism, 26(6), 1509–1521. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211057973
  • Dziobek, I., & Lipinski, S. (2021). Partizipative Forschung in Klinischer Psychologie und Psychiatrie in Deutschland – Erreichtes, Gelebtes und ein Blick nach vorne [Participatory Research in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry in Germany - Achievements, Implementation, and a Look to the Future]. Psychiatrische Praxis, 48(7), 337–340. (German) https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1614-0719; PMID: 34610643
  • Koehne, S., Behrends, A., Fairhurst, M. T., & Dziobek, I. (2016). Fostering Social Cognition through an Imitation- and Synchronization-Based Dance/Movement Intervention in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Controlled Proof-of-Concept Study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 85(1), 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441111
  • Dziobek, I., Preißler, S., Grozdanovic, Z., Heuser, I., Heekeren, H. R., & Roepke, S. (2011). Neuronal correlates of altered empathy and social cognition in borderline personality disorder. NeuroImage, 57(2), 539-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.05.005
  • Dziobek, I., Bahnemann, M., Convit, A., & Heekeren, H. R. (2010). The Role of the Fusiform–Amygdala System in the Pathophysiology of Autism. Archives of General Psychiatry, 67(4), 397–405. https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.31
  • Dziobek, I., Rogers, K., Fleck, S., Bahnemann, M., Heekeren, H. R., Wolf, O. T., & Convit, A. (2008). Dissociation of Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Adults with Asperger Syndrome Using the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(3), 464–473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0486-x
  • Dziobek, I., Fleck, S., Kalbe, E., Rogers, K., Hassenstab, J., Brand, M., Kessler, J. K., Woike, J., Wolf, O. T., & Convit, A. (2006). Introducing MASC: A Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(5), 623–636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0107-0

Media Presence (Selection)

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Dziobek’s work has been widely discussed in German national media, including public broadcasters such as ARD, ZDF, WDR, Deutschlandfunk and ARTE, particularly in the context of autism diagnosis, psychotherapy and neurodiversity.

  • Anders vernetzt: Autismus. 37 Grad Leben – Die Einzeldokus. ZDF, 31 August 2025[34]
  • Mit Autismus an die Uni: Warum große Veränderungen eine Herausforderung sind. SWR Wissen, YouTube, 2 April 2025[35]
  • Neurodiversität – Wie normal ist anders? ARD Wissen, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 11 April 2025[36]
  • Autismus-Diagnose mit 35 – Hannah und ihr neues Leben. Quarks, WDR, 20 December 2024[37]
  • Anders im Kopf – Neurodiversität als Stärke. Wissen hoch 2, 3sat, 7 November 2024[38]
  • Superkraft Empathie: So kannst du sie trainieren. Terra Xplore, ZDF, 3 September 2023[39]
  • Ich, autistisch Psycho. ARTE, 2023[40]

References

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  1. ^ Ralf Heimann: Was macht eigentlich ... (Ex-Viva-Moderatorin) Isabel Dziobek? In: stern.de. 2019 (stern.de [retrieved 12 December 2025]).
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  4. ^ Isabel Dziobek, Markus Bahnemann, Antonio Convit, Hauke R Heekeren: The role of the fusiform-amygdala system in the pathophysiology of autism. In: JAMA Psychiatry. Band 67, Nr. 4, 2010, S. 397–405.
  5. ^ Isabel Dziobek, Sandra Stoll: Hochfunktionaler Autismus bei Erwachsenen: Ein kognitiv-verhaltenstherapeutisches Manual. Kohlhammer, 2019.
  6. ^ Ulrike Buhlmann, Renata Wacker, Isabel Dziobek: Inferring other people's states of mind: Comparison across social anxiety, body dysmorphic, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders. Band 34, 2015, S. 107–113.
  7. ^ Isabel Dziobek, Sandra Preissler, Zarko Grozdanovic, Isabella Heuser, Hauke R Heekeren, Stefan Roepke: Neuronal correlates of altered empathy and social cognition in borderline personality disorder. In: NeuroImage. Band 57, 2011, S. 539–548.
  8. ^ Stefan Roepke, Aline Vater, Sandra Preißler, Hauke R Heekeren, Isabel Dziobek: Social cognition in borderline personality disorder. In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. Band 6, Nr. 195, 2013.
  9. ^ Mareike Bayer, Tom Johnstone, Isabel Dziobek: It's who, not what that matters: personal relevance and early face processing. In: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Band 18, Nr. 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Irene Sophia Plank, Catherine Hindi Attar, Stefanie Lydia Kunas, Felix Bermpohl, Isabel Dziobek: Increased child-evoked activation in the precuneus during facial affect recognition in mothers. In: Human Brain Mapping. Band 43, Nr. 9, 2022, S. 2911–2922.
  11. ^ Isabel Dziobek, Kimberley Rogers, Stefan Fleck, Markus Bahnemann, Hauke R Heekeren, Oliver T Wolf, Antonio Convit: Dissociation of cognitive and emotional empathy in adults with Asperger syndrome using the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET). In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Band 38, 2008, S. 464–473.
  12. ^ Isabel Dziobek, Kimberley Rogers, Stefan Fleck, Markus Bahnemann, Hauke R Heekeren, Oliver T Wolf, Antonio Convit: Dissociation of cognitive and emotional empathy in adults with Asperger syndrome using the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET). In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Band 38, 2008, S. 464–473.
  13. ^ Hanna Drimalla, Tobias Scheffer, Niels Landwehr, Irina Baskow, Stefan Roepke, Behnoush Behnia, Isabel Dziobek: Towards the automatic detection of social biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder: introducing the simulated interaction task (SIT). In: npj Digital Medicine. Band 3, Nr. 25, 2020.
  14. ^ Svenja Koehne, Andrea Behrends, Merle T Fairhurst, Isabel Dziobek: Fostering Social Cognition through an Imitation- and Synchronization-Based Dance/Movement Intervention in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Controlled Proof-of-Concept Study. In: Psychother Psychosom. Band 85, 2016, S. 27–35.
  15. ^ Simone Kirst, Robert Diehm, Katharina Bögl, Sabine Wilde-Etzold, Christiane Bach, Michele Noterdaeme, Luise Poustka, Matthias Ziegler, Isabel Dziobek: Fostering socio-emotional competencies in children on the autism spectrum using a parent-assisted serious game: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. Band 152, Nr. 104068, 2022.
  16. ^ Gabriela Rosenblau, Garret O'Connell, Hauke R Heekeren, Isabel Dziobek: Neurobiological mechanisms of social cognition treatment in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder. In: Psychological Medicine. Band 50, 2020, S. 2374–2384.
  17. ^ Simón Guendelman, Mareike Bayer, Kristin Prehn, Isabel Dziobek: Towards a mechanistic understanding of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) using an RCT neuroimaging approach: Effects on regulating own stress in social and non-social situations. In: NeuroImage. Band 254, Nr. 119059, 2022.
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